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From the moment it was announced Rian Johnson would be directing "Star Wars: Episode VIII," fans have been excitedly wondering what kind of special sauce the director of genre-bending films like "Looper" and "Brick" (not to mention a few of the best episodes of "Breaking Bad") will bring to the universe George Lucas created.

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From the moment it was announced Rian Johnson would be directing "Star Wars: Episode VIII," fans have been excitedly wondering what kind of special sauce the director of genre-bending films like "Looper" and "Brick" (not...

Principal photography has officially begun for "Star Wars: Episode VIII," and with the production announcement comes the official list of cast members, including the newly announced Benicio Del Toro and Laura Dern, as well as some on-set...

Now that 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' has finally arrived in theaters, fans have so much more to discuss. We're collecting the tweets, the memes, the links and social media from all over the galaxy, even the
International Space Station
. Take...

Unless you've been living in the Dark Side Cave on the Outer Rim planet of Dagobah, you've probably heard there's a little movie coming out this week called "Star Wars: The Force Awakens."
The film had its official U.S. premiere in...

One of the surprise stars in “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” is a musical one: Gustavo Dudamel, music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted the opening and end titles music by composer John Williams.
Dudamel recalled his disbelief when...

The universe of wearable ”Star Wars” merchandise is rapidly expanding in advance of “The Force Awakens” (which hits theaters Dec. 18), giving fans of the franchise the opportunity to work out in Jedi sweatpants, teeter around on lightsaber heels, apply...

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Harrison Ford and Daisy Ridley had just stepped onto the Millennium Falcon set for "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" when Ridley went to get into the pilot seat. Han Solo...

Congratulations "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," you've managed to spill over into another pool of pop culture that is both widely beloved and loaded with die-hard fans. Somehow stars aligned and J.J. Abrams got "Hamilton's"...

Americans love a good conspiracy theory. Oliver Stone’s “JFK” was nominated for eight Academy Awards. “Truther” 9/11 documentaries have millions of hits on YouTube. Presidential candidate Donald Trump was a famous proponent of the view that Barack Obama...

In one sense, it was just an ordinary trailer, a 2 1/2-minute sneak peek at a movie that won't hit theaters for two months. It wasn't even the film's first trailer — it was the third.
But when it comes to the "Star Wars" franchise, nothing...

Possibly the biggest panel of the entire weeklong San Diego Comic-Con extravaganza has just been announced. So start packing your line-waiting sacks, Friday is "Star Wars" day. Plus, who knew "Shannara" was going to SDCC?
San...

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Fans of the original "Star Wars" trilogy (circa 1977-1983) have something to look forward to in addition to the Dec. 18 release of "The Force Awakens." Disney-Lucasfilm Press will release a...

The "Star Wars" video game galaxy continues to expand. This fall Kabam will publish "Star Wars: Uprising," a mobile game set after the events of "Star Wars: Episode VI -- Return of the Jedi" and before this December's...

Does Darth Vader do Uggs? Because he technically hails from a time long, long ago and a galaxy far, far away, we're going with no. But thanks to Ugg's new licensing deal with Disney-owned Lucasfilm, if he did find himself in the here and now -- and in...

"Star Wars" fans have another nine months to wait for the next installment of the movie series, "The Force Awakens." Luckily, they'll have a lot to read in the interim. Entertainment Weekly reports that at least 20 "Star...

That the softcore seductions of Sam Taylor-Johnson's "Fifty Shades of Grey" proved a box office hit this weekend was a surprise, at least when viewed through the lens of early expectations.
After Universal and its (then-prestige) subsidiary...

A surge in digital entertainment jobs from new online shows on Amazon, YouTube and other new-media outlets has helped drive employment in Hollywood to the highest level in a decade.
Some 8,000 new jobs were added to the motion picture and sound recording...

Eastman Kodak Co., one of the world's most recognizable film suppliers, finalized agreements with Hollywood studios to keep celluloid in the future of film.
The company said Wednesday that it will continue to provide motion picture film to...